A legal document designed to indicate a person's wishes regarding care in case of terminal illness or during the dying process

Someone who has the power or authority to act as the representative of another

Physical or verbal attack on another person, treatment or care given to a person without obtaining proper consent; Unlawfully touching another person without that persons consent

Laws that focus on the legal relationships between people and the protection of a person's rights

Not to be shared or told; to be held in confidence, or kept to oneself

A list of patients rights, implemented by the Department of Health and Human services, that must be recognized and honored by health care providers

To shorten, decrease in size, or draw together; an agreement between two or more persons.

Law that focuses on behavior known as crime; deals with wrongs against a person, property, or society

Slander or libel; a false statement that causes ridicule or damage to a reputation

A legal document that permits and individual (principle) to appoint another person to make any decisions regarding health care if the principle becomes unable to make decisions

A legal document that permits and individual (principle) to appoint another person to make any decisions regarding health care if the principle becomes unable to make decisions

Principles or right or good conduct

A contract or an agreement that is stated in distinct and clear language, either orally or in writing.

Restraining an individual or restricting an individuals freedom

Contain information about the care provided to the patient.

Set of federal regulations adopted to protect the confidentiality of patient information and the ability to retain health insurance coverage.

A contract or agreement that creates obligations without verbally expressed terms.

Revealing personal information about an individual without his or her consent

Authorized or based on law

A condition in which a person does not have the legal capacity and is therefore unable to enter a legal agreement (for example, as is the case with a minor)

False written statement that causes a person ridicule or contempt or causes damage to the persons' reputation

A legal document stating that a person's desire what measures should not be taken to prolong life when his or her condition is terminal

Providing improper or unprofessional treatment or care that result in injury to another person

Failure to give care that is normally expected, resulting in injury to another person

Federal law that regulates the education and testing of nursing assistants

A federal statute signed into law and designed to expand access to affordable health coverage in the United States

A federal law that mandates that every individual has the right to make decisions regarding medical care, including the right to refuse treatment and the right-to-die

Factors of care that all patients can expect to receive

All personal information given to health personnel by a patient; must be kept confidential

Residents in long term care facilities are guaranteed certain rights under the OBRA or 1987. Every Long term care facility must inform residents of their guardians of these rights and a copy must be posted in each facility.

The procedures, processes and actions that health care providers are legally permitted to perform in keeping with the terms of their professional license

Spoken comment that that causes a person ridicule or contempt of damages the person's reputation.

A wrongful or illegal act of civil law not involving a contract.

What is a legal document that allows people to state what medical treatment they want or do not want in the event they are unable to make decisions or communicate?